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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Australia: Romney choses fiscal conservative Ryan

Romney names fiscal conservative Ryan as Republican running mate

Paul Ryan, the 42-year-old Wisconsin congressman with close tea party
ties and a reputation for wanting to slash taxes and shrink government
has been named Mitt Romney’s running mate and will become the next Vice
President should the presumed Republican candidate win the election in
November.

The selection of Mr Ryan, the chair of the powerful House
Budget Committee, will focus attention on the significantly different
paths the two parties would pursue to try to reinvigorate America’s
sluggish economy.